Role of bacteria in oncogenesis

AH Chang, J Parsonnet - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although scientific knowledge in viral oncology has exploded in the 20th century, the role of
bacteria as mediators of oncogenesis has been less well elucidated. Understanding …

Mycoplasma host specificity: fact or fiction?

DG Pitcher, RAJ Nicholas - The Veterinary Journal, 2005 - Elsevier
Bacteria of the genus Mycoplasma are the smallest organisms known to be capable of self-
replication. They only occur in association with animal host cells on which they are …

The expansion of the microbiological spectrum of brain abscesses with use of multiple 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing

D Raoultm, MA Masalma, F Armougom… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Brain abscess is commonly treated using empirically prescribed antibiotics.
Thus, a comprehensive study of bacterial organisms associated with brain abscess is …

Evaluating the presence of Mycoplasma hyorhinis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Helicobacter pylori in biopsies of patients with gastric cancer

C Nascimento Araujo, AT Amorim, MS Barbosa… - Infectious Agents and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide
and has been associated with infections that may promote tumour progression. Accordingly …

Helicobacter Hypothesis for Idiopathic Parkinsonism: Before and Beyond

RJ Dobbs, SM Dobbs, C Weller, A Charlett… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We challenge the concept of idiopathic parkinsonism (IP) as inevitably progressive
neurodegeneration, proposing a natural history of sequential microbial insults with …

[HTML][HTML] Nucleic acid aptamer controls mycoplasma infection for inhibiting the malignancy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Y Zhang, H Zhang, X Sun, T Peng, T Xie, Y Yuan… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Esophageal cancer is one of the most frequent malignant tumors of the digestive tract,
among which esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the main pathological type …

Role of Chronic Infection and Inflammation in the Gastrointestinal Tract in the Etiology and Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Parkinsonism: Part 3: Predicted Probability and …

C Weller, A Charlett, NL Oxlade, SM Dobbs… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background. Eradicating Helicobacter may convert rapidly progressive
idiopathic parkinsonism to quieter disease, however only a minority of probands have …

Clinical implications of the genus Mycoplasma

G Rufo, G Sánchez, GS JE, G Moro - Revista Espanola de …, 2021 - europepmc.org
Dentro del género Mycoplasma, las especies que tradicionalmente se han relacionado con
cuadros infecciosos han sido principalmente M. pneumoniae, M. genitalium, M. hominis o U …

Toll-like receptor-9 expression is inversely correlated with estrogen receptor status in breast cancer

A Jukkola-Vuorinen, E Rahko, KS Vuopala… - Journal of innate …, 2008 - karger.com
Abstract Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) recognizes microbial and vertebrate DNA. We previously
demonstrated TLR9 expression in human breast cancer cell lines and showed that TLR9 …

The complete genome sequence of unculturable Mycoplasma faucium obtained through clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing

AJ Sabat, T Durfee, S Baldwin, V Akkerboom… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Diagnosing Mycoplasma faucium poses challenges, and it's unclear if its rare
isolation is due to infrequent occurrence or its fastidious nutritional requirements. Methods …